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Small Portland parish offers big hospitality to poor, homeless

Mar 21, 2019

St. André Bessette Catholic Church staff say, "We are not here to fix anyone. We're here to be compassionate." The parish offers something to the area's homeless nearly everyday.

A displaced Iraqi Christian family is seen in 2014 at a camp in Irbil. Mideast Catholic and Orthodox patriarchs have decried the desperate situation they face as shepherds of churches "whose existence is in real danger." (CNS/EPA/Ahmed Jalill)

Parish roundup: Combating porn, food deserts, persecution of Christians

by Peter Feuerherd

Mar 20, 2019

The Field Hospital: Historic black church in Philadelphia to close; New Orleans Archdiocese fights porn epidemic; parish copes with priests' deaths; Christians persecuted around the world.

Kansas archbishop responds to criticism over school not enrolling child

by Catholic News Service

Mar 19, 2019

Archbishop Joseph Naumann of Kansas City wrote his March 15 column in The Leaven, the archdiocesan newspaper, about a Catholic school's decision not to enroll the child of a non-Catholic same-sex married couple, noting the issue has garnered local and national media attention.

Parish roundup: Securing African-American priests; overcoming disabilities; implementation of 'Laudato Si'

by Dan Morris-Young

Mar 13, 2019

The Field Hospital: An overview of black clergy in the U.S. church; animal-assisted therapy in health care; Creighton University, Catholic Climate Covenant pair up for conferences on environmental encyclical; Alabama parishes reach out to tornado victims

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Small Portland parish offers big hospitality to poor, homeless

Parish roundup: Combating porn, food deserts, persecution of Christians

Kansas archbishop responds to criticism over school not enrolling child

Parish roundup: Securing African-American priests; overcoming disabilities; implementation of 'Laudato Si'

Kansas parishioners fight enrollment denial of student with same-sex parents

A 'political town with pastoral needs' anticipates a new archbishop

Parish Roundup: New ministries for mental health, homelessness and food sustainability

Indiana parish opens 'Blessing Box' as a gift to people in need

Bishop mandates pledge to disavow breakaway congregation

Parish roundup: Night to Shine; Christian-Muslim chat; diocese offers app

Road to true Vatican II parish is downward mobility

Parish Roundup: responding to domestic violence; being of service

Catholics urged to be 'kindling' for Holy Spirit, be 'on fire' as disciples

Diversity at Mount Angel enriches formation, say seminarians, faculty

Parish roundup: Convocation of the Faithful; shelter from the cold

Survivors, lay leaders help archdiocese hear victims, assist in healing

Parish roundup: Second collections down; Chicago consolidations; children at Mass

New report warns against priests placing themselves above laity

Fraud expert pushes procedures to safeguard parish collections

Parish roundup: Domestic violence; Protestant-only foster care; pastoral priorities

Parish roundup: Mass in flu season; school races to stay open; music grants

Members of papal commission on women's diaconate make first public comments

Crystal Cathedral, home to the 'Hour of Power,' transforms into Catholic seat

Parish roundup: Camino walk enlightens; 2,800-mile trek for the unborn

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